Posts by rhyth

When I started BC, I gained 5 pounds in 10 days! I had a follow up appointment after 10 days and the nurse was pretty surprised to see me put on so much weight in such a short period of time. She told me that regular exercise is STRONGLY recommended while on the pills. She said that minor weight gains are expected but was still surprised at how much I had gained. She said that some people gain weight while others lose. So basically if you want to lose some of the weight.. you have to work out. I actually tried P90X and lost about 10 pounds in a month. It really kicked my butt! It is really difficult when you first start. Eventually I stopped because I didn't really enjoy it a whole lot. It really does work like magic though. One bad thing about P90X is that it can be hard on your knee joints because of the heavy work outs (according to the doctor). But working out is the way to go! You might also try lowering your food intake to 1400 (?). I really dont know how much you weigh so I cant really say if 1400 is enough for you but if the 1600 isn't working then lowering that might also help.

I started the shred today and it was a lot more challenging than what I had anticipated. However, I am a little confused about all this. I read in an article somewhere that if you are aiming for weight loss, you have to work out more than 20 minutes. The 20 minute workout is just for maintenance. So do you think that her unique 3-2-1 overcomes that? I know my body was telling me that it works but I am still a little skeptical because a lot of things that I have tried haven't worked out in the past. The only thing that had worked was p90X and that was 1+ hours for 6 days a week! Thanks in advance for your replies! :)

 I am also 5'1" and I weigh 137 lbs. Calorie count can actually calculate a BMR for you. My body type is medium built and in activity, I listed myself as sedentary (I just log my activities later.) With all that my BMR is 1553, so I am surprised that your BMR is lower than mine. However, the maintenance BMR is not what you should be taking in if your goal is to lose weight. For example, I can go as low as 1200 calories a day without endangering my health (I think thats the lowest number for females). CC should actually show you a number. So if you want to lose fast, lower your intake safely. Perhaps 1250-1300 calories a day. That way you are already getting a deficit, and adding work out to it will lead to more deficit.

For instance, I am trying to intake 1200 calories. So 1553-1200 = 353. I am already getting a 353 calorie deficit so the work out adds to it. I am also coming back to CC actually. I was pretty active during summer but I was moving around a lot so I stopped and I am trying again. Hope this helps. 

I am sure that I eat when I am bored, because I eat the most when I am home alone and have nothing planned for the day. I will sit in front of the T.V and go the refrigerator every 30 minutes and get something to eat. I think that when our mind is not occupied.. we need something to think about.. so we tend to think about all the yummy treats that are hidden in the kitchen! Thats one reason I try to keep myself busy, so that I dont think about what I should eat next!! I think that it happens to most of us, because some of my friends have confessed to over-eating when they are home alone and bored. So you are not alone in this.

Some people are also emotional eaters though.. so if you find yourself eating when you are sad, anxious or unhappy.. then it shows that you eat when you are getting emotional. Did you know that food can also act as anti-depressant for some people by releasing hormones that actually make you feel good? Who would have guessed that our body is trying to lure us into eating more? If you do find yourself eating when you are in a bad mood or depressed, I would recommend you to do something that makes you feel better, or talk to someone instead of getting something to eat. Afterall, all these things do the same thing.. make you feel less sad and more at ease!

Thanks a lot. My BMR is 1300. I will try doing that and I will cross my fingers and hope all goes well. :)

Its almost opposite in my case but not quite. I just graduated from my Uni. a month back and the hectic schedule did not allow me to exercise like I use to. I ended up gaining more than 20 pounds which is a lot when you consider my height which is 5'1". When my mom came to visit me, she had lost more than 30 pounds and now we wear the same size clothes. I am 23 and she is 46! My mom was pretty shocked when she saw me and she started ordering me to not have fattening food... she did not even let me put any sugar in my coffee!! She is also taller than me, hence though we wear the same size, she looks skinnier than I do. It got frustrating when she tried to impose herself on me and not let me eat anything at all when all I wanted was some coffee with sugar.

I do want to loose weight though and I am starting on a diet and am also joining a gym (that I had stopped going to months ago)!! And seriously... I think you look great at your current weight and if you want to lose 15 more pounds, dont let anyone tell you different. I think it is a little hard on people who are quite not your size to look at you nd be envious and wish they were your size but just dont have the will power to do it. If your mom feels insecure about your current weight, then dont talk to her about it... afterall, as long as you feel good, its all that counts!